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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.268811
Energy at 298.15K-77.268409
HF Energy-77.268811
Nuclear repulsion energy23.777599
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3136 3026 38.44      
2 A1 1693 1634 80.46      
3 A1 1225 1182 22.57      
4 B1 755 729 74.25      
5 B2 3214 3102 15.09      
6 B2 264 255 4.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5143.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4963.5 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.60457 1.30402 1.14813

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.479
C2 0.000 0.000 0.824
H3 0.000 0.937 -1.034
H4 0.000 -0.937 -1.034

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30331.08881.0888
C21.30332.08082.0808
H31.08882.08081.8739
H41.08882.08081.8739

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.619 C2 C1 H4 120.619
H3 C1 H4 118.761
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.204096
Energy at 298.15K-77.204142
HF Energy-77.204096
Nuclear repulsion energy23.548559
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3042 2936 4.43      
2 A1 1575 1520 5.04      
3 A1 1406 1357 0.98      
4 B1 730 705 3.48      
5 B2 3115 3006 7.84      
6 B2 991 956 1.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5429.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5239.6 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.56974 1.27324 1.12373

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.835
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.050
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31961.09331.0933
C21.31962.10422.1042
H31.09332.10421.8722
H41.09332.10421.8722

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability